Thank you for sharing about the garlic scapes. I’ve been out of town but will cut the scapes Wednesday when I get home from this trip! I’m going to try to make garlic scape powder! I am going to dehydrate the scapes. I’m sure they are woody now
The impacted soil keeps your onions from getting bigger. Take your finger and go around the bulb to get the dirt away and give them room to grow bigger. Look up " spooning onions" for a demonstration
Sister if your soil remains in place after removing the wooden planks, you can slide an appropriately sized Metal frame right over that bed whether it is planted or not since it is not something like tomatoes or melons which tend to branch out everywhere. I just watched 'Epic Gardner' do it a few days ago.
Thanks for the tour. I learn stuff each time I watch a video…. I have been harvesting squash&zucchini… and picked my first 2 jalapeño peppers today!! Waiting on my tomatoes to turn red… and for my bell peppers and banana peppers to produce. I trying onions… they should be ready end of June.
Personal opinion on the strawberry situation, strawberries are a numbers game. If they are shaded they ripen later, in the sun earlier. Our plants produce probably 3-6 berries per plant? I wish I could go count a few. Lol. Anyway, we have a quarter of a gallon bag of berries in the freezer, have eaten some fresh, and we have been picking for....maybe a week? The area producing right now is full sun (except where shaded by iris), and probably has somewhere around the amount of plants as your one greenstalk. The more shaded areas or the areas that are on the north side of the house are still green at the moment and will start ripening as the plants on the south side with more sun finish producing for the year. I just struggle to see how a greenstalk will give you more than garden snacks. I am basically rooting the runners and adding them around trees or anywhere that ground cover would help with weeds. We lose a few to ants, but not anywhere close to what they produce. We started picking last week, and last year my harvest ramped up to twice a day picking the last week of May and the first week of June, then we had another week tapering off with 1 picking a day.
Yes I agree with you on seeing how the Greenstalk can produce more strawberries than a snack size. We will keep looking as the season goes on and see what happens. Thanks!
I’m in zone 9a, planted garlic and onions in late October. I’m waiting on them to start ‘scaping’ 😂. I can’t wait to use that term with my gardening club! They are gonna steal my new word and start saying it too. 👩🏽🌾😆🧅🧄
@@AGardenersJourneyHomestead I went over to Michael’s and bought two of the plastic photo boxes. Don’t know what I was thinking, only getting two. Got home and filled those so fast. I need like 4 more probably. You know they were $41, now on sale for $14.99. Take care Barbara and safe travels always! -Sherrell zone 9a 👩🏽🌾
I really appreciate this tour! So excited for you. I planted my onions in late march(illinois). They're growing, but I'm thinking the growth is a bit slow. I do add nitrogen every 2 weeks, & we've been getting a lot of rain as well. Some of them have a few yellow leaves, which I attribute to the rain. I want to ask you, & others if there is anything I can do to speed up the growth? I planted Patterson & Red Zeaplan, both long day varieties. This is my first time planting onions. Also, will be planting garlic for the first time in October. Thank you for all that you do. Tina
Onions have a 90-100 day maturity so if you planted them in late March-you are about 30 days behind me so you would not see bulbing yet. Give it another 3 weeks or so.
@@AGardenersJourneyHomestead Well, being half Korean and raised on Korean food because my mom cooked Korean food all the time while our dad was deployed, I learned how to prepare all the Korean dishes. One of them is pickling garlic scapes, which is such a favored side dish to everyone in our family. So, that’s what I do, every time I harvest the scapes. The brine is a soy sauce, vinegar, water, and sugar brine. So it tastes salty, sweet, tangy. Bring the brine to a gentle simmer for about 5-10 minutes, then cool a little, then pour over clean scapes (cut in 2-3” lengths) in a jar. Let it cool completely on counter, then refrigerate for at least a month or two, to let brine sink into scapes and the spicy garlic “bite” becomes mellow and lovely ☺️
Your GreenStalks are looking real good Sista Barbara. They are loving all that beautiful bright sunshine. My GreenStalks are on my patio and it is partially shaded. So I rotate each one every 2 hours. That way I know both of my GreenStalks will get some of God's sunshine. Those GreenStalk Movers are a game changer. I'm 72 years YOUNG and I can move my planters around with ease.....can't tell me nothing LOL.
So happy to find your channel. I’m a green stalk sister in zone 10b. I have a small space, so only 2 green stalks. (Inventor’s bundles for both). What is the block that you are setting your green stalks on? Thanks for your inspiration.
Thank you for sharing about the garlic scapes. I’ve been out of town but will cut the scapes Wednesday when I get home from this trip! I’m going to try to make garlic scape powder! I am going to dehydrate the scapes. I’m sure they are woody now
Ok hope it turns out well!
The impacted soil keeps your onions from getting bigger. Take your finger and go around the bulb to get the dirt away and give them room to grow bigger. Look up " spooning onions" for a demonstration
Oh yes I know! I spooned them good!
Sister if your soil remains in place after removing the wooden planks, you can slide an appropriately sized Metal frame right over that bed whether it is planted or not since it is not something like tomatoes or melons which tend to branch out everywhere. I just watched 'Epic Gardner' do it a few days ago.
Thank you!
@@AGardenersJourneyHomesteadhe made it look easy too. Lol
I didn't know that about the nasturtium. 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
See we always learning!
Thanks for the tour. I learn stuff each time I watch a video…. I have been harvesting squash&zucchini… and picked my first 2 jalapeño peppers today!! Waiting on my tomatoes to turn red… and for my bell peppers and banana peppers to produce. I trying onions… they should be ready end of June.
Congratulations!! Good stuff!
Personal opinion on the strawberry situation, strawberries are a numbers game. If they are shaded they ripen later, in the sun earlier. Our plants produce probably 3-6 berries per plant? I wish I could go count a few. Lol. Anyway, we have a quarter of a gallon bag of berries in the freezer, have eaten some fresh, and we have been picking for....maybe a week? The area producing right now is full sun (except where shaded by iris), and probably has somewhere around the amount of plants as your one greenstalk. The more shaded areas or the areas that are on the north side of the house are still green at the moment and will start ripening as the plants on the south side with more sun finish producing for the year. I just struggle to see how a greenstalk will give you more than garden snacks. I am basically rooting the runners and adding them around trees or anywhere that ground cover would help with weeds. We lose a few to ants, but not anywhere close to what they produce. We started picking last week, and last year my harvest ramped up to twice a day picking the last week of May and the first week of June, then we had another week tapering off with 1 picking a day.
Yes I agree with you on seeing how the Greenstalk can produce more strawberries than a snack size. We will keep looking as the season goes on and see what happens. Thanks!
Greenstalk looks great 😊
I’m in zone 9a, planted garlic and onions in late October. I’m waiting on them to start ‘scaping’ 😂. I can’t wait to use that term with my gardening club! They are gonna steal my new word and start saying it too. 👩🏽🌾😆🧅🧄
Lol yes you will sound all garden professional! I just made that up.
@@AGardenersJourneyHomestead I went over to Michael’s and bought two of the plastic photo boxes. Don’t know what I was thinking, only getting two. Got home and filled those so fast. I need like 4 more probably. You know they were $41, now on sale for $14.99. Take care Barbara and safe travels always! -Sherrell zone 9a 👩🏽🌾
We've reached the 3 digits already. Today was 104 and felt like 112. Tomorrow expecting higher temperatures
Whoa! Are you in TX?
I had to break my GreenStalks down and relocate them to a sunnier spot as well.
I love seeing the progress of your GreenStalks, Barbara 💚
Thanks Sydney!
I really appreciate this tour! So excited for you. I planted my onions in late march(illinois). They're growing, but I'm thinking the growth is a bit slow. I do add nitrogen every 2 weeks, & we've been getting a lot of rain as well. Some of them have a few yellow leaves, which I attribute to the rain. I want to ask you, & others if there is anything I can do to speed up the growth? I planted Patterson & Red Zeaplan, both long day varieties. This is my first time planting onions. Also, will be planting garlic for the first time in October. Thank you for all that you do. Tina
Onions have a 90-100 day maturity so if you planted them in late March-you are about 30 days behind me so you would not see bulbing yet. Give it another 3 weeks or so.
@@AGardenersJourneyHomestead Thank you so much for replying. Others that I've asked dance around certain info.
@@tinatriestoplan8316 You are welcome!
I am impatiently waiting for my garlic scapes. I planted them in October and live in NYC. Good luck with your raised beds❤
Hopefully they are coming soon!
I love my garlic scapes.
Yess! What do you do with yours?
@@AGardenersJourneyHomestead Well, being half Korean and raised on Korean food because my mom cooked Korean food all the time while our dad was deployed, I learned how to prepare all the Korean dishes. One of them is pickling garlic scapes, which is such a favored side dish to everyone in our family. So, that’s what I do, every time I harvest the scapes. The brine is a soy sauce, vinegar, water, and sugar brine. So it tastes salty, sweet, tangy. Bring the brine to a gentle simmer for about 5-10 minutes, then cool a little, then pour over clean scapes (cut in 2-3” lengths) in a jar. Let it cool completely on counter, then refrigerate for at least a month or two, to let brine sink into scapes and the spicy garlic “bite” becomes mellow and lovely ☺️
@@itslowtide4690 Nice!
Your GreenStalks are looking real good Sista Barbara. They are loving all that beautiful bright sunshine. My GreenStalks are on my patio and it is partially shaded. So I rotate each one every 2 hours. That way I know both of my GreenStalks will get some of God's sunshine. Those GreenStalk Movers are a game changer. I'm 72 years YOUNG and I can move my planters around with ease.....can't tell me nothing LOL.
Lol yes that mover is a game changer!
Garlic powder. It's green but it's still tasty
Ohh good idea and use!
Your gardens look so healthy 😊
Thank you!
Freeze dry the scapes and grind into powder
Good idea!
I forgot to say Heyy. Love your channel
Aww thank you very much!
🤣🤣🤣🤣That’s right Barbara SAVE your onions❤️it🤣🤣🤣🤣
Got to!
So happy to find your channel. I’m a green stalk sister in zone 10b. I have a small space, so only 2 green stalks. (Inventor’s bundles for both). What is the block that you are setting your green stalks on? Thanks for your inspiration.
Glad you are here. It is a paving stone from Home Depot_the big one that is 24 inches.
New subbie here in NC
Welcome to my channel! I am glad you are here!